Democratic Republic Of Congo

Human Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Raped for Supporting the Opposition
1 November 2007

Coquette Nsinga, a 25-year-old student, was arrested, beaten, held incommunicado and raped. All because of her membership of the Movement for the Liberation of ...

Report       AFR 62/017/2007

Government-backed agents of torture and death in DRC
25 October 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AFR 62/016/2007 (Public). News Service No: 201. 25 October 2007. Embargo Date: 25 October 2007 00:01GMT. ...

Press Release       AFR 62/016/2007

Democratic Republic of Congo: Torture and killings by state ...
24 October 2007

This report documents serious violations of human rights that took place in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, during and after the 2006-2007 ...

Report       AFR 62/012/2007

UN Human Rights Council: Sixth regular session: Compilation of ...
10 September 2007

This document is a compilation of statements delivered during the sixth regular session of the Human Rights Council that took place from 10 to 28 September 2007 ...

Report       IOR 41/026/2007

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Escalating violence in North ...
10 September 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AFR 62/014/2007 (Public). News Service No: 173. 10 September 2007. Democratic Republic ...

Press Release       AFR 62/014/2007

Democratic Republic of Congo: Health Professional Action: Enforced ...
31 August 2007

This month marks a year since Dr Faustin Sosso was abducted in central Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), by armed men believed to be members of ...

Report       AFR 62/013/2007

A crucial opportunity to end enforced disappearance
30 August 2007

The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Convention against Enforced Disappearance) was adopted by the UN ...

Report       IOR 51/055/2007

The Wire, August 2007. Vol. 37, No. 7
1 August 2007

1) Iraqis flee to Syria to escape violence 2) Displaced people denied rights in Azerbaijan 3) Whereabouts unknown - thousands still missing worldwide 30 August ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/007/2007

The Wire, July 2007. Vol. 37, No. 6
1 July 2007

1) Adivasi communities under fire in India 2) Horn of Africa new renditions hotspot 3) Indifference fuels brutality, devastating women's lives in Guatemala and ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/006/2007